Guard or fender for cars.



PATENTED JAN. 15,1907.

W. T. LANE. GUARD OR FENDER FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED 0OI'.27, 1906.

WITWESSES i TED s'rer ,[fo ail whom it, minty-concern.-

it known :thfliiLgWILLIAM T. LANE, 're- 3 siding at Fostoriagin thecounty of Seneca and State of Ohio,"i have invented acert'ain new andusefullm rovernent, in Guards-or Fenders-for. Cars,';."owhich thefollowing is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates'to guards or. fenders for railway-cars, andhas-forits object to pro; 'vide a guard or fender of this cha'racterthat maybe. applied to. cars without the necessity for anychange in the parts oftlie car with whichiit is to be associated and which shall be simpleoi'iconstiuction, butefiective in operation, and'which, should thefender be sub:

jectedto ablow'or shock sufiicientto break or destroy the-same, will'notresultin' derailmg the car by reason of the fender striking the rail infront of thewheel to which it is applied;

v Generally speaking, my invention consists 3 of the combinations ofelements for the purposes specified hereinafter described and claimed. fI

Referring to the drawings, Figure l repre' sents a sideelevationoithe'l'ower portion of a car having my inyention'applied thereto.

Fig, 2 represents anenlarged perspective view of a wheel andtheassociated portion of the truck'with my invention attached-to thelatter. :Fig. 3.represents a front elevation of the devices shown in thepreceding figure, and l aside elevation of the lower end of the fender.I

,Describingl by reference charac- I ters, 1- represents a car ofordinary construction having the trucks 2, said trucks being representedas of the diamond type, comprising theupp'eror arch bar 3 and thetie-bar 4, between the jendiportions of which are fittedithejournal-boxes 5 for the wheels 6; r -7 denotesthe bo'lts by which-thejournalboxes are secured in place between bars 3' and 4; Each of the endwheels, of the car is providedwithlrny guard or fender 8. I This.

guard or fender ooinprises a flange 9, corresponding n curvature to theface of the wheel and carried'by a web 10. Thefiange extends from thetop' of the wheel to a polnt.

adjacent the rail' 11, being of sufficient vertical extent to preventany object-from being readily inserted between the top of the same andthe adjacent face of the car-wheel. The

' inner edge 1'2 of the Web which carries this Specification ofjLettersEatent. lipplioationdiled October 27,1906; SerielNei" 340.314.

flange is 'refera straight or v'crticalf and said web] assecuredtheretothe angle-irons;

horizontal flanges, or; said angle-iron$'.:heing =13 andv 14,thevertical flanges whereof are riveted to the 'web,;the distancebetweenthe equal to the distanoelbetweentlie top of bar;

-3 and bottom of bare v The horizontal-' flangesrofthe angle-irons areprovided with holesfor the reception of thebo'lts .7.- by 1' which thejournal-boxesare secured in place,

the wheel without the necessity. for any changefinor addition. to theregular equip: 'ment of the carforthe purpo'se'of 'accoinrno:

J of the fender extendsto' a dating the'same. The lower end point'ahoutan inch and a halffro-m therail 11. The lower portion, of the flange 9is given asli ht twist or bend to cause the same.

to be 'beve edoI inclined from the inner edge:

toward the outer. edge thereof, andto this lower portion of the flangeis secured a shoe 15, which is similarly inclined, as indicated nioreparticularly in Figs; -2 and 4, whereby on striking an'object there isatendency-to push the same ofi the track outside of'the rail, whereby thecar wilinotpass'overthe 'objectif As is Well known, persons are free .65thereby enabling Inc to' apply myf-guard. to

quently 'struck 'by' cars moving at a ratevof speed so slow 'as nottoseriously-injurethe victim; but on account ofbeing thrown-under thecar between the tracks the life of the person thus struck is destroyedbyhis en-, countering some 1 portion of, the frame or equipment of thecar-body-Q Underall ordinary conditions a person struck by my fenderwilllon account oithe-shape of the lower end of the's'ame' and. of theshoe 15 be thrown car.

The hard is necessarilyjmade of, strong materia I prefer to .useelght-g'age bOllBI:

outwardly from the track, so that nofurther injury will be caused by thepassage'of thee 5 plate in its construction. This, taken with the shapeof the same, provides a tender which will withstandallordinary shocksorblows to which it ma be subjected. -It may happen, however, that anunusually heavy o stacie. is struck or that a lighter obstacle is struckwhen the car is. moving at a high rate of speed. This would result inbreaking the j fender loose from its supportsor in at least bending thesame downwardly into the path of-the Wheel, thereby rendering the carliable toderail'ment. To reduce this danger we f-sufiicientlylighttqbreah under a shock that will endanger the fender-hotly and;,itssupporting means. The shoe" and the object; willjprobablyhe thrownfrom. the rail? by the impact; and the shoe, b 'eingcheap ofprd ense.Should the casting not clear the rail,'

oweVer,- its relatively-small size. 'will fiot iiec'essitate the(lerailingofthe, car should the Wheel happen to strike the same. Toreduce ;o a minimum the injury to the; person struck, theheadsof thebolts 16 shoulllzbe,

l firsunk in the casting; and the Tower filii'of the shoe should b nwheel, thereby bringing'theffront end-f the sameand-fthe shoe orca'stiiigf15' into close roximity to the wheel. "This enables me tocarry the shoe or casting ata distance of half or three-quarters ofan'inch 'the rail without any danger of' striking the rail should-asharp grade be encountered. 'Fun- 1 thennore, owing-to the verticalextent of the fender; i-t isalmostimpossiblefor a )erson falling fromthecar in front. of the w eel to get an arm or leg in the'space betweenthe Whcel-and'fencler.

clairn e- I I I". A fender for cars cornprising'a curved' hod yconforming incurvature to, the wheel with which it is-to be employed andhaving the lower end' 'thereof a frangible-shoe, jjaubstantiallyasspecified. I

,2. 'A'fender'for cars comprising-a curvedbodyaclapted to be a'pplieeli'n front of a carwi'hecl and havingat; its lower extremity a irangibleshoe, saildfshoebein'g beveled or inclined from the innerfedge towardthe outer edge-thereof, substantially as Specified. I

' 3. A fender for-cars comprising. a :web car- 'rying a flange-,. saidflangle I conforming in. curvlature to the'wli eel \git lwhich it istiilbe em 0 ed, ,and sai' -we carrying attac 'i'n' 'hie insyadapwd "tubeapplied to the-v trucl r wheel- .substantially'as. specified;

'5?" having a journalbox, bolts for securing saidjournal-boX-to'saidtruck, and a fender for said. wheel having a pairof sup-porting memandprovided withholes for the reception of said' bolts; substantially assnecifiel The combinatlon of, a: truck, a 'wheel" p'er'and lower bars ornien bc'raa wheel hav ing a journal -ho'x, bolts. connecting said,

journal-box to said bars ormember's, a Wheel for 'supporting said guardor fender; said;

- means compris ng an up er and a lower an gle-n on, the horizontalanges of which are s'paced apart a distance substantially equal to thedistanceibetw'een the top of the upper truck member, and the bottom of.the lower truck member and having openings for the reception of. thebolts'by which the jour'nale D I I box lssecurecl' to said members,substantially w ll be noted, the loweriport on of the- -lifimlerconforms to the curvature of 'thesis-specified": I i I 6. A fenderlor"carewhee'ls 'cornnriising a guarclorfender having. a flangeprojecting I I I in front of the face. of the wheel, and m'e'ansductlon, may be replaced-"at 1a. trifling ex- 'web having aflangeprojecting 'laterali'y' therefrom, said-flange conforminginflcurva ture to the curvature of'thewlie'el' with which it isto beemployed, and a air of angleironsriveted or otherwise suita b saicl'web, substantially as specified I .7 The combination of a truck havingup 1y secured to per and lower bars'ormembers, a wheel hav ing aj'curnahbox, bolts connecting 'saidbox wheel comprising a Web having, aflange roto'said bars or inembe'rs',-. a fender for said v Iiorrning incurvature to the curvature of the ;-Whceljwith which it is to beemployedyand' a air of angle-irons having their verticalanges riveted-orotherwise suitably secured to- 'said. Web and I their horizontal flangesspaced apart a distance equal to the distance between thetopyof the uper and thebottor'n Iof'the lowertruck' inem er and having holes.

for the reception of said bolts, substantially ,asspecified. 8; A guard,or fender-for-car-wheei's cornrisin a-he'avy sheet'metal web having aatera 'ly projecting flange conforming in curvature to the curvature ofthe wheel. with which the guard or fender is to be employed, means forsupporting said guard' or fender- I I I with: the lower portion thereofashort glischairs and; below the' gournal-boxfOf' the WILLIAM "T. LANE.

' Witnesses; I

I H. Dnnro J .B. HULL,

